fleet
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,639 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 24,166 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
- group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
- a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
- a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
adjective
- moving very fast also: swift fleet of footthe fleet scurrying of squirrels
verb
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart also: flit, flutter, dart The hummingbird flitted among the branches
- disappear gradually also: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, pass The pain eventually passed off
fleet in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Fleet messengers had been sent in all directions.
Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Not to mention a fleet of warships holdin' the entire coast.
The Moghul · Thomas Hoover · Chapter 1
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At length the weather moderated, and our admiral made the signal for the fleet to sail.
The Loss of the Royal George · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 1
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Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
The Lost Girl · D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence · Chapter 1
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But, they attacked at such numbers that fully half the fleet was destroyed by their explosions before the induction beam fleet arrived.
The Last Evolution · John W., Jr. (John Wood) Campbell · Chapter 1